Date 07/04/2015 - News People
A lot has happened since the last new episode of The Daily Show aired back on March 26th: Comedy Central announced that the show's relatively new correspondent Trevor Noah would take over for Jon Stewart after the long-running host departs the program later this year. However, soon after Noah was designated the Daily Show's upcoming host, a rash of old and offensive tweets Noah posted threatened to derail the momentum of his new job. Stewart defended Noah Monday night following the "kerfuffle" and asked his viewers to have faith in the young comic who will soon be sitting behind Stewart's desk. Stewart said, "My experience with him is that he is an incredibly thoughtful and considerate and funny and smart individual."??